A former film critic and member of the Camera d'Or jury at the
Cannes Film
Festival, John Mosier is currently a professor of English at Loyola
University, New Orleans. His background as a military historian
dates from his role in developing an interdisciplinary curriculum
for the study of the two world wars in 1969, a program funded by
the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is the author of "The
Blitzkrieg Myth "and "The Myth of the Great War" and lives in
Jefferson, Louisiana.
""Cross of Iron" is an important, superbly researched reappraisal
of the fabled Wehrmacht in both world wars. From the battlefields
of France during World War I, through history's most devastating
war, John Mosier shatters a long-held mythology about the German
Army, and reveals how its officers permitted one of the world's
greatest armies to lose its honor and become the willing tool of
Adolf Hitler. Those who believe that we have learned everything
there is to know about World War II will view the legendary German
war machine and its history in an entirely new light after reading
this provocative book."--""Carlo D'Este, author of "Eisenhower: A
Soldier's Life" and "Patton: A Genius For War""" "This is a book
that will confound almost everyone's assumptions about both world
wars. The squawks will be loudest in London, Paris and Moscow. It
also explains how and why the German army consistently outfought
its enemies--and ultimately lost."--Thomas Fleming, author of "The
Illusion of Victory: America in World War I""""In smooth,
economical prose, [Mosier] incorporates a number of thought
provoking insights and hypotheses. . . . This is a stimulating
overview of a war machine incorporating both outstanding capacities
and tragic flaws."--"Publisher's Weekly""Mosier continues the myth
busting even as it strays into a historical minefield or two. . . .
Combined with Mosier's willingness to boldly charge down prevailing
assumptions, this approach to the tactical side of World War II is
both a provocative argument and a lively read. . . . At least as
controversial as his other works, this book will further cement
Mosier's position among military historians."--"Booklist"
" "Cross of Iron" is an important, superbly researched reappraisal
of the fabled Wehrmacht in both world wars. From the battlefields
of France during World War I, through history's most devastating
war, John Mosier shatters a long-held mythology about the German
Army, and reveals how its officers permitted one of the world's
greatest armies to lose its honor and become the willing tool of
Adolf Hitler. Those who believe that we have learned everything
there is to know about World War II will view the legendary German
war machine and its history in an entirely new light after reading
this provocative book." -- " "Carlo D'Este, author of "Eisenhower:
A Soldier's Life" and "Patton: A Genius For War""" " This is a book
that will confound almost everyone's assumptions about both world
wars. The squawks will be loudest in London, Paris and Moscow. It
also explains how and why the German army consistently outfought
its enemies-- and ultimately lost." -- Thomas Fleming, author of
"The Illusion of Victory: America in World War I"
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